Oedipus (1946–1978) was an American Champion

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. Sired by 1929's

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and foaled in

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, Oedipus was purchased by

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and was conditioned by future

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. Oedipus raced from 1948 through 1954 and was voted

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for 1950 and again in 1951 when he won American steeplechasing's Triple Crown: the Broad Hollow Steeplechase Handicap, the Brook National Steeplechase Handicap, and the

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. In 1952, Oedipus was again voted Champion, this time sharing the honor with

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.Thoroughbred Heritage – American Champion Steeplechasers
/ref> Retired at the end of the 1954 racing season, Oedipus died in 1978, the year he was inducted in the United States'

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References

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Oedipus' pedigree and racing stats

at the United States' National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame
1946 racehorse births 1978 racehorse deaths Thoroughbred family 1-x Racehorses bred in Kentucky Racehorses trained in the United States American steeplechase racehorses United States Thoroughbred Racing Hall of Fame inductees Phipps family